Corn Dog Bites

My daughter said “Hey, let’s go get some corn dog nuggets from A&W for lunch!”

And, I said “Child, I am not putting a bra on, which means I am not leaving this house. ”

Then she whined a bunch and I went into the kitchen and made her some homemade corn dog bites that pretty much blew my mind.

I have never in my life eaten a corn dog that tasted like this. It was so perfectly crunchy on the outside and the batter was just oh so slightly sweet and the actual hot dog didn’t give me nightmares or anything because I knew I had bought good quality ones that were made from cows and not rats.

Let’s face it. Not all hot dogs are created equal.

My favorites are the new Oscar Mayer Selects Angus dogs. (This isn’t sponsored content, I’m just sharing what I use and love in my own kitchen.) No nitrates or nitrites and 100% beef. Yes, please.

Anyway, these were super simple to make and took the same amount of time it would have for me to put on a bra, brush my hair, and drive to the local fast food joint and back. Not to mention, these were pretty much the yummiest thing I’ve had for lunch in years. I served them with lots of ketchup and mustard and a big, icy glass of root beer.

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2.4 from 20 votes

Corn Dog Bites

Prep Time

10mins

Cook Time

5mins

Total Time

15mins

Servings: 24corn dogs

Course:
Appetizer

Cuisine:
American

Keyword:
easy recipes, kid-friendly recipes, weeknight dinner recipes

Calories: 77kcal

I have never in my life eaten a corn dog that tasted like this. It was so perfectly crunchy on the outside and the batter was just oh so slightly sweet and the actual hot dog didn't give me nightmares or anything because I knew I had bought good quality ones that were made from cows and not rats.

Dredge each hot dog piece in the flour and then dip it into the cornmeal batter. Shake off any excess batter, but be sure that the hot dog is fully covered in batter.

Drop into the hot oil and fry for 3-4 minutes, turning halfway through, until golden brown and crispy.

Fry in batches, being careful not to over crowd the pan.

Drain on a paper towel lined plate and keep warm in a 200 degree oven until all of the hot dogs are fried.

Serve immediately with ketchup and mustard, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Corn Dog Bites

Amount Per Serving

Calories 77Calories from Fat 18

% Daily Value*

Fat 2g3%

Cholesterol 7mg2%

Sodium 131mg6%

Potassium 96mg3%

Carbohydrates 10g3%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 15IU0%

Calcium 38mg4%

Iron 0.7mg4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on bunsinmyoven.com should only be used as a general guideline.

These look yum. I mean, YUMMMMM. However, it’s Monday and I’m feeling lazy. Kinda like every day that ends in -y. So my version of these would be made with a box of corn muffin mix. More power to you for doing the from scratch thing, though!

Do you think I could bake these little suckers in a min muffin tin instead of frying them? My litlte mini munchkins dont handle grease well which means I dont like changing 50 dirty diapers or cleaning up poop skids in undies! (sorry for the graphics)

Hmm, you know I don’t know. There is an awful lot of milk in these and no eggs, so I’m not sure it would bake properly. You could try halving the recipe and giving it a go, but if you don’t want to risk it, try just mixing up a Jiffy box mix and using that. That’d work for sure! 🙂

Karly,
Love the story! I am not a hot dog eater (I know, gasp) but they tend to repeat all day BUT I do love hot links and have no problem with them (weird, I know) so I will be trying this delicious sounding recipe with hot links! Can’t wait to try it.
Thanks for sharing 🙂

I’m not much of a hot dog person either and I never ever eat them unless I buy them (too scared of the rat meat hot dogs ;)), but I loved these! I bet they’d be great with hot links too! Let me know how it works out for you!

Karly,
The hot links turned out great! Such an easy and yummy recipe. I posted the recipe today with a shout out to you and your wonderful blog 🙂 Stop by if you get a minute and take a peek. Have a wonderful day.
Michelle

After the last time I deep-fried something, I swore I would never do it again because it felt like so much work and I didn’t know what to do with the oil afterwards but my god, you have changed my mind. I straight-up LOVE mini corndogs. Love them! These are happening at my house this week for sure!

I don’t fry often, because I hate the clean up, but yeah. These are totally worth the hassle! You can pour the used grease into an empty coffee container or back into the oil container (if it’s empty). Then just stick it in your garbage can on garbage day. 🙂

A&W in Canada (at least where I live in Canada) doesn’t have hot dog nuggets. Do y’all have a different menu down there??? Interesting… Maybe theirs are made with rats! Look what refusing to put on a bra got you!!

For shizzle, these rule. I love corn dogs SOMUCH and they’re SOPERFECTLYCRISPY and whoever suggested beer battering them became my new BFF (though you’re my new BFF too and you don’t even know it yet). Also, I totally laughed at the “no bra, no dice” comment because my mom’s the same way (and uh, so am I). Whenever she has real clothes on (okay, it’s not like she runs around naked and insists we pretend she’s wearing clothes or anything; that’d be weird–I mean like, jeans or a nice top or flats or A BRA), we automatically know she’s going somewhere and hound her to know where. Great moms think and act alike, I suppose 🙂

I use toothpicks. Sometimes I slide the little guys off of said toothpicks, other times I just cut the picks in half and leave ’em ’til they’re done frying. I have never thought to use my tongs, which is strange, since I have at least 7 pairs.

If it’s ok with your hubby can I marry you too? I made these for my husband last night and I think I feel in love with you. (He with me of course and wanted more…) but you are as amazing as these lil dogs. Yum. I’m going to see how they reheat and possibly take them to a 4th of July party, where all we serve is fried food. It’s the biggest cheat day of the year, and my friends are drooling at the pictures and mentions of small corn dog bites. Thanks!

We fry up a turkey, home made lumpias (yes you should look them up, they are Filipino egg rolls and you’ll never go back), and this year I’ll bring your corn dog bites.

Last year I brought out my deep fryer and we tried deep fried twinkies, snicker bars, and oreos. (I used pancake batter). Soooo good. If you’ve never done it the trick it to put them in the freezer first.

I’m going to have the leftover bites for dinner and I was gonna warm them in the oven and see how they did, I really hope they do well because everyone keeps asking me if I’m bringing them. 🙂 Thanks Again.

Hi! I was searching the Internet for a good corn dog bite recipe and came across yours. I made them tonight and I gotta tell you, these things are amazing!
Thank you so much for sharing. This recipe is definitely a keeper!

I’ve never tried freezing them, but I imagine it would work just fine. I’d let them cool, flash freeze them, then dump them in a ziplock bag and keep frozen until ready to use. At that point, I’d bake them at 350 degrees until warmed through. I think this would work fine, but I’ve never tried it so no guarantees!

So. Our Culver’s burned down on Saturday. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but I am now corn dog deprived for an undetermined amount of time, and have OF COURSE been craving them for three straight days, so I made these for dinner tonight.

SO. GOOD. I mean like, CRAZY delicious awesomeness. I did add a little extra cornstarch and a little extra cornmeal because the batter seemed thin. I also used Hebrew National hotdogs. My picky five year old, who was VERY skeptical, took one bite and yelled ” YAHOOOOOOO! This is SO YUMMY, Momma!!!!”

I also took the extra batter and made hush puppies, which my husband said were better than Long John Silver’s.

Thank you for this recipe! It’s in my “keeper” file and will hopeful keep my corn dog cravings at bay for the next couple months!

I haven’t baked them before, so I can’t guarantee it will work out. If I were to try, I would add the batter to muffin tins and then stick chunks of hot dog in there and bake. I’m not sure how long it will take to cook though, so you’d have to watch the time.

They would take about 20 minutes to bake . About the same time cornbread would take that long . I was wondering that too , I will try this tonight and let y’all know how it turns out! I hope you don’t mind me butting in with a solution.

Hi! Made these last night with cheddar dogs (because cheese.) And they were so tasty, but I couldn’t get my batter fluffy like yours. It was like a super thin, super crispy batter on the outside and not at all like the fluffy, bready cornbread batter I’m used to. Any tips for next time?